Anne Clarke (politician)

Anne Marie Bates Clarke is an American-born British Labour Party politician who became the London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden in 2021.[1] She represented Childs Hill ward on Barnet Council from 2018 to 2022,[2] and represented Cricklewood ward from 2022.[3] Clarke is a school governor at Hampstead School and is an active member of the Cricklewood Town team.

Anne Clarke
Clarke litter-picking with residents in 2021
Member of the London Assembly
for Barnet and Camden
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Preceded byAndrew Dismore
Councillor for Cricklewood
Assumed office
6 May 2022
Serving with Alan Schneiderman
Preceded byWard created
Councillor for Childs Hill
In office
4 May 2018 – 6 May 2022
Personal details
BornChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Citizenship
  • USA
  • UK
Political partyLabour & Co-operative
Children2
Websitewww.anneclarke.co.uk

Early and personal life edit

Clarke is from Winnetka, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago in the United States. She studied at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and was a member of Alpha Xi Delta. Having moved to London to study in 1998, she became a naturalised British citizen in 2007. She lives in Cricklewood with her husband and two children.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Velleman, Liron. "Where's the Tory candidate gone? Why I'm backing Anne Clarke for City Hall". LabourList. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Election Results 2018". Barnet Council. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Local Government Election results May 2022". Barnet Council. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ^ "About Me". Anne Clarke for Barnet and Camden. Retrieved 11 May 2021.